Back / lumbar spine decisions — 2023

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking it to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, including his past work as an account representative or in systems design.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases for a VA examination to clarify whether the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy is associated with his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed low back disability, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in service and concluding that any current condition is not related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hand arthritis, CTS, lumbar spine condition, and bilateral knee condition due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran contends her conditions are related to service, including repetitive movements in her MOS as a medical service specialist.

The Board has remanded the claims to reopen for consideration of new and material evidence related to low back, bilateral knee, left ankle, bilateral hearing loss, right knee, and right ankle disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a schedular rating in excess of 40 percent for residuals of back strain, lumbarparavertebral myositis was denied. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his lower back disability prior to March 27, 2012 and from March 27, 2012. The Veteran's service connection claims for bone weakness and heart weakness are also being remanded. Additionally, the TDIU claim is being remanded as well.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability. The cases are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disorder and low back disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to her military service or service-connected hepatitis C.

Service connection for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity has been granted.,The Veteran's current lumbar spine disabilities are considered to have had their onset during his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine condition, including whether it is related to service or secondary to her service-connected bilateral knee and/or right hip disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his enlarged navicular tuberosities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is remanded.

The Board denied a revision of the December 2014 rating decision that denied service connection for a back disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Veteran's claim was based on his contention that he had a current disability due to combat service. However, the Board found that the law at the time did not incorrectly apply in determining there was no current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease or injury shown in service and no continuity of symptomatology since service. The medical evidence did not support presumptive service connection on any basis.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of acquired thoracolumbar spine arthritis and degenerative disc disease are not etiologically related to or attributable to service.

The Veteran's left shoulder and right shoulder disorders, as well as his degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and cervical spine disorder are all found to be related to service. The Veteran has been granted service connection for these conditions.